"ABA President Urges Bush to Obey Spy Laws"

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ABA President Urges Bush to Obey Spy Laws
By ANNA JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
2 hours ago

CHICAGO - The president of the nation's largest lawyers group said Friday that President Bush should comply with federal law when conducting electronic surveillance of Americans and refrain from scaring people into giving up their civil liberties in the fight against terrorism.

"Times of conflict have often put stress on America's liberties. It's a time when we get frightened and are tempted to take shortcuts with the Constitution," American Bar Association President Michael Greco said. "But I personally reject the false choice that is being offered Americans that they must give up their liberties to have security."

Greco, who spoke at the ABA's midyear meeting in Chicago, also released a proposal recommending that the association oppose further electronic surveillance in the U.S. for foreign intelligence purposes that does not comply with the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. If the ABA's policy-making body approves it in a vote set for Monday, the proposal will become official policy of the 400,000-member group.

The proposal was recommended by an ABA task force that examined whether Bush was authorized to give the National Security Agency the power to eavesdrop on the international communications of Americans with suspected ties to terrorists without first obtaining warrants from a secretive court set up under FISA.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2006/02/10/323769.html

[PDJane]

1. Why

Does the POTUS need to be exhorted to obey the law? What the hell has happened to Congress?

gah!

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. The POTUS thinks he above the law AND Congress.

rat bastard.:grr:

[Punkingal]

2. We know what the Repuke response will be....

"Those evil trial lawyers are at it again."

[Disturbed]

6. Impeachment of this Prez. is necessary.

The Law and the Constitution have been violated.

“Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.”

President Bush -- April 20, 2004

[rodeodance]

4. gee, same group that gave Alito an A+ which Jr bragged on and on about.

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5. Good advice. Presidents who have ears, let them hear.

In the 50s and 60s, COMMUNISTS were "everywhere" and many politicians exploited fear of them to advance their own careers and to justify wiretaps and blacklisting.

TERRORISTS are the new communists.

But powermongers and liars haven't changed all that much, and an incredibly large percentage of them tend to be Republicans.